Immigration
Britain needs an honest debate on population
National Statistics has published its annual review of population change. Births and deaths, rather than immigration, are responsible for the increase.
Net A8 migration down 88 per cent
Net migration from Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia fell 88 per cent from the previous year, to just 9,000.
Migration and Population: Facts, forecasts, and fiction
Much of the panic about population is based on ONS projections. It is important to note that these are not forecasts and net migration is lower than expected.
Is the Government answering the wrong question on immigration?
Gordon Brown entered the controversial debate on immigration today. His speech was full of policy detail but lacked an effective political narrative.
Two-thirds support Government’s points-based immigration system
Sunday’s News of the World poll showed 64 % of the public supported the Government’s ponts-based immigration system - yet only 21 % thought their policies best.
Mail immigration deception
Statistics in today's Daily Mail on immigration are deceiving and misleading. They fail to show that net migration has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six years.